20 years ago people like you were the type of person that would say at parties, “I don’t even own a television!” with the implication that they were superior and more cultured. I was bored by those people back then too.

Well, five of these questions are answered by “after the opening credits of Episode 1.” Honest mistake, easy to miss if you take an hour long coffee break once the opening title flashes.

The G/O editors have been on strike since 2018

Solidarity forever! Go get yours, editors union!

I came to say: what the hell is MGM+???

I mean you could say the same about the Mona Lisa. “Worth” when it comes to objects that don’t directly contribute towards our survival (food, shelter, heat etc) is an entirely artificial construct. These cards are worth something more than the paper they’re printed on because society has decided they’re worth more…

She might just Dr. Drake Ramoray herself.

Yep, this. I work in publishing, and every once in a while, something goes tits-up at the printer and a small number of books get shipped out with some of the pages in the wrong order. It’s incredibly embarrassing to everyone involved, but it doesn’t happen because the editors didn’t exercise enough quality control,…

I think she could have made the same points more diplomatically. Perhaps posited that the writers were under pressure to water the character down.

A year ago no one knew who Ortega was. Now you have articles about all the crap she’s encountered in her brief and illustrious career. We must be living in the age of Instagram and TikTok...

Right, because screenwriters are definitely “powerful people” in the industry.

That’s fine. So don’t take the f’ing role. Or talk to the writers BEFORE shooting. Don’t ad-lib on the day. It’s not “kinda unprofessional” it’s outright unprofessional, full stop. I’m all for performers having input on their dialogue or their character motivations or *whatever*. But it’s typically shitty Hollywood…

I’m sure the optics of an interview like that will not burn any bridges for a 20 year old who is still relatively early in her career.

Yeah, I think her agency is going to need to sit down with her and gently remind her that while she may be the (probably) irreplaceable star of this show, there’s a decent chance her future opportunities are going to be affected if she has more interviews like this.

Me neither! I’m especially looking forward to Fosse-style choreography being used for silly purposes.

I just came back from Universal and Harry Potter World was packed with people spending every last cent they had on wands and butter beer. Hogwarts Legacy is a massively popular game. The average person doesn’t care what J.K. Rowling’s view on gender is.

I think maybe “the cult” explains it. Especially with David’s, um, predilections.

I was wondering about that too.

Scrolled down to see if anyone else posted this. I mean, the bad guys tracked Ellie by her footprints in the snow.

• It felt like “American Girl Café” was missing a little political commentary around the children culture wars going on right now and the hysteria concerning child safety.